Urgent heart surgery for an atrial mass: metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Extension of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma into the right atrium is exceedingly rare and has a very poor prognosis. We report a case of successful surgical excision of hepatic tumor extension into the right atrium that was causing hemodynamic compromise.
Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Heart Neoplasms
- Liver Neoplasms